Daily Republican., 1887-09-08
oKAHAM,s ANIMALS.

okAHAM's ANIMALS.
The Hsgh School hnvestigatiou-sups
intendent Harlan Tesufes-Principa,
Graham on Asses and Poleosts.
Ths committee of investigation into
the high School troubles met iast
night according to adjournmtnt, but
owing 10 the tardincss Of Mr.. Dooabo
ard the absence Of Mr.. Collins. VIC
was "wh0opipa" up the Twelfth ward
Democratic meeting, the oommittee
was not called to order until z 30 o. clock.
but Mr.. Collins did not put In an sp.
ptannce until 9 O'Clock. The room
was again most uncom fortably Gro Nd.
cd, large number OF High School bows
being present Nearly all Of them.
hewtver, were Witnesses bat none OF
them were called LAST night.
By const mt Of tho commi itteo, John
Hare was permitted TO represent bis
sister and Miss Pyle In the asking OF
questions, and Principal Graham was
also given permission to have counsel
II be preferred to have one.
Superintendent Harlan Was the first
witness called, and being affirmed, was
requested by Chairman Massey to mah Q
statement. Not having any charQes
TO make. Mr.. Harlan preferred ans wer
ipR questions that might be asked OF
. him. -
In anawer to questions Mr., Harlan
said that In June last Mr.. Graham did
say something 10 regard 10 Miss Hare
being an inefficient teacher. Mr. Grn
ham said, speaking TO me, 81 under
stand you TO say I do not teach
thoroughly.' 1 said "the examiua.
lions In geometry show that" Mr..
Graham said, "you don't give me any
chanoe; would like you TO hear my
clAss In algebra; they would beat ali
your teachers, Miss Hare included" I"
Mr.. Harlan said that At the examina.
ton OF teachers Misses Hare and Pyle
we're the first to pass; have not got the
average here, bat can get It In fifteen
minutes
In reply to . question by Mr.. Dona.
no as to who was to blame, Mr., Har.
Ian said it was his Impression that M.
draham was TO blame. To Mr.. Pyle,
Mr.. Harlan said he believed Misses
Hare and Pyle to be thoroughly com.
petent teachers.
hr. Harlan said last October he
asked MIR. Graham 10 let him see his
program OF studies. He found that
there was no provision on the program
tor reading, writing and pen an ship
In the boys department. Mr.. Graham
did not see the use OF snem under the
circumstances. The con versatiou grew
warm and exciting. 1 told him 1
thcaght some Of the boys should have
practice In reading and 90 able 70 read
audibly. He repeated the word audibly.
and said: Audible, audibly the bray OF
an ass 10 audible Under the circum.
stances took this to be personal. On
q subsequent occasion ] asked II he h ad |
restored The studies named, to which
he replied: No. and I don't intend t..
Yo0 are doing this thing to annoy and
psrsecute me. Won't do It, and IL
need be I'll fRht you before the board.
I've moro friends there than you have; l
you don't bray like an ASS; you sneak
around like polecAt' rhen left.
Mr, Graham was very angry"
Donano-Did Mr. GrRham refuss to
carry ont your ordert?
fesi The oom mittee met and passed
resolution requiring Graham 70 make
new program, with writing, spelling
and reading included, and directips
me TO suspend Mr.. Graham II he aid
pot teach the branches named. A few ,
days Afterwards Mr.. Graham apoloRized
for his rudeness Of speech on the occa.
sion already stated" /
Mr.. Donaho handed the clerk the
rules OF the board, and had the article
defining the dnties of the superinten-. :. {
Gent read. He then asked Mr.. Harlan
II be had reported to the Board OF Pub. ]
lie Education rs required. I
MT Harlan said he had not. {
why not?" q ueried Mr.. Dopaho, I
Mr. Harlem stated that he did report I
10 the committeo, and did not think IL /
Important enough to report to the board. /
The latter courte would have created
and the. papers would have '
published the difficulties, TO the detri. '
ment OF the public school. The refusal g
of Mr.. Harlan to report the affair to the 1
BOARD OF Education was the cause OF q
several critical interrogatories by Chair. 4
man Massey and Mtssrs. Collins and
Donaho. Mr.. Harlan WAS evidently
more consured for not reporting the ai-
fair TO the Board Of Education than .
rrinoipal Graham was for his improper i
language. :
Mr.. Harlan stated thst the first trou. =
Die he had With Mr.. Graham was in +
1886.
Mr.. Foulk asked II ever Mr.. Graham n
offered TO fight him. y
Mr.. Hsrlan-"I had . talk with him L
about Q matter-somethipg he charged :,
ne with having said about him. told a,
aim that he WAS mistaken. He replied
nat 1t was just like me; / always hid n
inder the petticoats of the women. l !,
hen said to him, i can do but one or h
wo things, either strike you or laugh Ie
y you, and l prefer to do the latter. h,
de said he wished l would strike him, n,
'no dared me to do 80, saying he could ~
Vhlp me. l told him that he was n,
my physical superior. 'You m m
are rot fight be replied. / then lett m
Al another time during o CONVERSE re-
Ion with Mr.. Graham he said, 81 came st
neak:nR around like polecat." in
Mr.. Pyle asked IL any OF the pupils n,
no teachers were around to hear this ia
et!icoat.skunk episode. tmr m
fhere were no pupils around. but Nh
sveIal teachers heard the remark" m
Name one" said Mr.. Dopaho. HI,
miss Anna Raudnitsky was one." fe,
Mr. Magaw asked If Mr.. Harlan
,ouRh: Mr.. Graham was competent all
, MIR Harlan said he bad NO doubt cf or
y ability; It was the custom for teach fir
- 70 get together and divide the. work tb,
,nong themselves. He thought the he
ivanoed CLASSES fell properly to the We,
'incipal. All assistants are entitled NO
bs consulted and should not be given ~
ore than their fair share of work.
Being Questioned on the special ex .
In geometry which took
nee on June 16 last, Mr.. Harlan
a1ed that he had prepared the eight %.
lestions used. No one In the school W,
1ew OF them until they were prese nted ~
:, . O'Clock on the morning Of the ex .. On
hinat10n to the school con, nnt,toa 10,